ICD-10-CM › G00-G99 › G40-G47 › G44.8 Other specified headache syndromes › G44.86
G44.86
Cervicogenic headache
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2022 to now.
- FY2022 Added to the code set Cervicogenic headache
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from G44 Other headache syndromes
Excludes1 - never coded here
- headache NOS (R51.9)
Excludes2 - not included here
- atypical facial pain (G50.1)
- headache due to lumbar puncture (G97.1)
- migraines (G43.-)
- trigeminal neuralgia (G50.0)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Pain > head
- Cephalgia, cephalalgia
- Headache > cervicogenic
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| G44.81 | Hypnic headache | Valid |
| G44.82 | Headache associated with sexual activity | Valid |
| G44.83 | Primary cough headache | Valid |
| G44.84 | Primary exertional headache | Valid |
| G44.85 | Primary stabbing headache | Valid |
| G44.89 | Other headache syndrome | Valid |